Saint James Parish Home

St. James Parish Family in Cooperstown welcomes you here to our website! We hope the information and links will be useful to you. We look forward to you joining us "in person" for the weekend Eucharist. We are all on a unique faith journey and together, as a parish community, we can support and grow into what God our loving Father has called for each of us.

Mass Times at St. James:

Saturday 7:30PM Canceled

Sunday 8:00AM This Mass is being live streamed on our Facebook page: St. James Parish Cooperstown starting at 7:45am each Sunday until further notice.

Tuesday 8:00AM Canceled

Facebook Connection:

It's been a bit since we've seen each other at church, so we came up with an idea: Take a picture of your family, and submit it to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

Maybe you could hold a paper with a greeting for your fellow St. James Parishioners. We will run the pictures as a slide show after the live stream of Masses each week. Have some fun! We look forward to seeing all of your faces.

Reception of the Eucharist:

Bishop David Ricken has announced that beginning Pentecost weekend, May 30-31, 2020, parishes throughout the diocese may begin offering Holy Communion Services with distribution of the Blessed Sacrament. St. James will offer this opportunity following the Live Stream Mass each Sunday morning from 9:00 until 10:30am.

Read the Procedures for St. James Church to participate in these Communion Servcies by clicking here.

To view a 2 minute clip on YouTube that shows how to receive Communion while wearing a face mask, click here.

For Your Protection:

Protective face masks are being sewn by parish ladies, and are available for free at the northeast church entrance. You may help yourself if you are in need of a mask, but please take only what you need in consideration of others.

Disinfecting spray equipment is being purchased by the parish for more thorough cleaning and disinfecting of pews, classrooms, doors, handrails, etc.

A ZOOM membership for St. James, just recently started, will allow us to conduct virtual gatherings, where people can attend and participate in meetings from the safety of their home.

Confessions:

A priest will be available for private confessions at St. James on Saturdays, from 6:00 - 7:00 pm.

These confessions will be heard in the Sacristy (where Father prepares before Mass) to allow for adequate distancing that the confessional does not provide.

Other Cancellations and Postponements:

The First Communion Bread Party Retreat and reception of First Communion are postponed. We are waiting for direction from the Diocese about when to re-schedule.

Confirmation for High School Juniors is on hold.

The Fun & Faith summer program is cancelled for this year.

Sunday Bulletin Sources:

Click on the link at the bottom of this webpage.

Pick up a paper copy from the box outside of the northeast church entrannce.

Call or email the parish office to have a copy emailed or mailed to you via the U.S. Postal Service.

A new, easy and safe way to contribute to St. James Church is now available using your credit card. There are options for a one-time donation or recurring payments. The Green Bay Diocese through its Catholic Foundation has made this method available. Now, more than ever, we are grateful for your support.

The 2020 campaign to support the ministries and services of the Green Bay Diocese is now underway. If you've ever wondered why we need to support the diocese each year, please read this witness talk that was given at St. James last year. Find out how St. James and all the Circle of Faith Churches benefit from our association with the Diocese, and how our faith needs to extend beyond our local church doors.

St. James 2020 Parish Goal: $31,485.00

As of May 31, 2020: $27,310 with 152 donors thus far

To make a gift by credit card, click here. Or, mail your check payable to Bishop's Appeal to The Catholic Foundation for the Diocese of Green Bay, Inc.P.O. Box 22128Green Bay, WI 54305-2128In the Memo line add St. James Church, Cooperstown so that proper credit can be given.

Thank you for your support!

Fundraising 2021

Stay tuned for exciting changes coming in 2021 as new leaders with a new venue and other new ideas begin to plan for an event in February 2021.

Welcome Father Santy

Father Santiago Turiano, Jr. became the Admiinistrator for St. James Parish on September 1, 2019. Father Santy, as he likes to be called, is from the Phillipines, and has only been in the U.S.for a few months. He has 5 brothers and 3 sisters, and was ordained in 2003. In addition to serving in the Phillipines, Father Santy also was assigned to the Solomon Islands for a period of time. He has an adventurous spirit, and likes all kinds of outdoor activities, especially tennis. Father Santy resides at St. James Parish, where a portion of the Parish Center has been remodeled for a rectory. Thank you for coming to minister to our church!

There is an effort underway since fall of 2018 to re-define St. James Parish with the mission of the Dicoese in mind. Called Parish Mission Planning, there is a group of 5 parish leaders who are meeting monthly with members of the diocesan Curia to establish 3 to 5 goals that will help us to improve as a parish. For a list of the 20 areas that were considered for this effort, please click here.

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The Our Father

Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name, thy kingdom come, thy will be done, on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread, and forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us, and lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. Amen

Hail Mary

Hail, Mary! Full of grace, The Lord is with thee, Blessed are thou among women, and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus. Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners, now, and at the hour of our death. Amen

Glory Be

Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit, as it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without end. Amen